Hash making me paranoid?

LegacyUser · 23-11-2008 07:10PM #1

if i am drinking i often smoke hash however i never smoke it otherwise. I have never noticed any ill effects. Recently i did smoke it on its own. However i got very paranoid and thought everyone was looking at me. I am a very paranoid person anyway but was wondering could the hash be effecting me without me noticing? or in the long term?

Faith · 23-11-2008 10:01PM

One of the side effects of cannabis is paranoia. It happens to some more than others. I have friends who won't touch hash because it makes them so paranoid. If you're naturally paranoid, it's likely that smoking hash could exacerbate this.

HashSlinging · 23-11-2008 10:07PM

Hash will make you paranoid, I'd suggest not using it if you are already paranoid . Maybe only smoke herb.

projectmayhem · 23-11-2008 10:15PM

If anything has a negative adverse effect on you, just stop. Don't even ask for advice on how to curb it. Just stop. There are no real benefits to smoking the stuff, and it's obviously not having any positive impact on your social life, so there's no reason to do it.

LegacyUser · 23-11-2008 10:16PM

Lately it has made me ridiculously paranoid, never used to happen before.

No real interest though these days, its more of a kids thing tbh.

miss no stars · 23-11-2008 10:52PM

I know someone who developed paranoid schizophrenia from it. Stop messing around and being an idiot. ditch the hash before you end up in an asylum or killing someone (or both).

Kintarō Hattori · 23-11-2008 10:58PM

As Faith has said one of the side effects of hash is to make you paranoid. As you're a naturally paranoid person don't you think the obvious thing would be to give it up?

af_thefragile · 23-11-2008 10:59PM

It probably is.
Remember kids, no matter what anyone says, drugs are always bad for you. Mmm kay?!

LegacyUser · 23-11-2008 11:08PM

But why have has it never effected me before ? i usually smoke it in flats with friends while drinking. I am not while into it i smoke it more out of nervousness eg something to do

I only noticed it effected me when i smoked it during the day without drink and took a walk through the town i thought everyone was looking at me

Chucky the tree · 23-11-2008 11:08PM

afaik there is no scientific evidence that says smoking hash makes you paranoid.

Kold · 23-11-2008 11:09PM

OP, some strains will make you more paranoid than others. I found myself getting very paranoid in the past as one of the effects marajuana has is to distort your thought patterns and make you overthink things. My advice is to not smoke in uncomfortable situations. Marajuana is one of the best ways to spend an evening within a confined group but it isn't the most social drug.

Then again, if you still feel paranoid amongst people you trust maybe it's more to do with you.

Bottle_of_Smoke · 23-11-2008 11:16PM

Chucky the tree wrote: »

afaik there is no scientific evidence that says smoking hash makes you paranoid.

Well it does. And as far as I know you're incorrect.

hashslinging wrote:

Hash will make you paranoid, I'd suggest not using it if you are already paranoid . Maybe only smoke herb.

Are you talking about the weed from the film american beauty that's genetically engineered? Cop on, herb these days is insanely strong and makes people far more paranoid than soap.

Mr. Incognito · 23-11-2008 11:18PM

Chucky the tree wrote: »

afaik there is no scientific evidence that says smoking hash makes you paranoid.

You sound like one of those smoking ads in the 60's

Anyone that has been around hash knows that it affects some people in this way. My father was an addict for 40 years and all it did really for him was stick him to the couch. No paranoia, but if you're naturally paranoid leave the stuff alone.

af_thefragile · 23-11-2008 11:19PM

Chucky the tree wrote: »

afaik there is no scientific evidence that says smoking hash makes you paranoid.

I love how whenever there's a discussion about marijuana someone comes along to defend it by saying there's no scientific evidence that says hash is harmful in anyway.

I've seen a couple of very close friends of mine screw up their lives over hash, i know its a very destructive drug even though it seems harmless. It'll make you very lazy, it'll make you very disinterested in life, it could make you paranoid, it'll make you slowly screw your life over if you stick to it.

Don't wanna turn this into a debate about marijuana but hash is not a completely safe drug. It is addicting (not as addicting as nicotine and alcohol but still pretty addictive) and it does create a few long term psychological effects.

Kold · 23-11-2008 11:30PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

I've seen a couple of very close friends of mine screw up their lives over hash, i know its a very destructive drug even though it seems harmless. It'll make you very lazy, it'll make you very disinterested in life, it could make you paranoid, it'll make you slowly screw your life over if you stick to it.

This is not fact and I'd appreciate if you wouldn't state it as if it was.

unhappycamper · 23-11-2008 11:32PM

As you get older and even more intellectual your paranoia may evolve into schizophrenia. Be careful OP and mind yourself. Drugs of this type or any for that matter may not suite your personality so take things slow for a while and stay off hash and especially stay away from weed. You might just be fine the way you are without it!

Or:

Don't take my advice and work it all out for yourself.

af_thefragile · 23-11-2008 11:33PM

Kold wrote: »

This is not fact and I'd appreciate if you wouldn't state it as if it was.

I'm sure everyone will agree hash makes you lazy.
Its not a scientific fact but thats what hash does!

Pete4779 · 23-11-2008 11:34PM

To clear up this issue around paranoia:

Caspi et al. Biol Psychiatry. 2005 May 15;57(10):1117-27.
Van Winkel R et al. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2008 Jan 5;147B(1):10-7.
Van Winkel R et al. Eur Psychiatry. 2008 Apr;23(3):219-22. Epub 2008 Mar 6.
Stefanis NC et al. Psychol Med. 2007 Nov;37(11):1651-6.

You're chance of getting paranoid or psychotic depend on a few factors and one of them is genetic. This is why some people smoke with no problems and others have many.

You need to smoke cannabis infrequently and have the val158met genotype to have the elevated risk of paranoia and psychosis.

So yeah, there is scientific evidence backing up this

Kold · 23-11-2008 11:36PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

I'm sure everyone will agree hash makes you lazy.
Its not a scientific fact but thats what hash does!

You'll notice that I didn't just quote the laziness thing, I quoted the entire bs paragraph.

af_thefragile · 23-11-2008 11:41PM

Kold wrote: »

You'll notice that I didn't just quote the laziness thing, I quoted the entire bs paragraph.

Cuz the rest of the things are consequences of being lazy. If you're smoking too much of it regularly you'll end up becoming really lazy, you'll stop giving a crap about your college/job etc. and as a result you'll end up screwing up your life unless you realise what you're doing and get off the weed to fix yourself back.

Now this doesn't happen to a lot of people, many grow up and give up the weed before they do any serious damage to their lives. But a lot of people do end up in that circle and screw up their lives...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 23-11-2008 11:42PM

Unregistered wrote: »

Lately it has made me ridiculously paranoid, never used to happen before.

No real interest though these days, its more of a kids thing tbh.

Oh? It is???

I see a lot of ignorant missguided and uneducated responses on this thread... Pfft...!

Mary Jane can make you paranoid, it's not good for you to smoke it if you are naturally paranoid. Do stop it...

Smoking mary jane can have some very good effects for people. In some countries it is used for medicimal purposes. It can relax some people who suffer from anxiety.

Alcohol and nicotene are more dangerous drugs. Only differance is that the government can make a pretty penny off these two drugs without causing much arousal within the media and public eye.

Mary jane is not chemicaly addictive. Contrary to an uneducated posters statement. Alcohol has more of a negative effect on people than mary jane does. I could go on and on and on, but some of you people are just too ignorant to accept anything else.

Kold · 23-11-2008 11:43PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

Cuz the rest of the things are consequences of being lazy. If you're smoking too much of it regularly you'll end up becoming really lazy, you'll stop giving a crap about your college/job etc. and as a result you'll end up screwing up your life unless you realise what you're doing and get off the weed to fix yourself back.

I'm sorry, what? I've smoked quite a lot in my day and I just have to tell you you're talking utter b*llocks.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 23-11-2008 11:46PM

af_thefragile wrote: »

Cuz the rest of the things are consequences of being lazy. If you're smoking too much of it regularly you'll end up becoming really lazy, you'll stop giving a crap about your college/job etc. and as a result you'll end up screwing up your life unless you realise what you're doing and get off the weed to fix yourself back.

Who tells you these things? Weed can definately relax you but christ, it's not going to ruin your life. Look at alcohol, that has a really bad impact on peoples lives. I would think that the amount of sick days relating to alcohol is pretty high.

You cannot blame weed for making you lazy...

Anyway, goodluck with "getting off the weed" op, I know there are some clinics in dublin that help hash addicts wein you off the drug. Huge challenge for you. Not sure if you will ever be free from your addiction...

Bottle_of_Smoke · 23-11-2008 11:48PM

Sophia Full AcrossL wrote: »

Oh? It is???

I see a lot of ignorant missguided and uneducated responses on this thread... Pfft...!

Then don't add your own!

Mary jane is not chemicaly addictive. Contrary to an uneducated posters statement. Alcohol has more of a negative effect on people than mary jane does. I could go on and on and on, but some of you people are just too ignorant to accept anything else.

While that is almost certainly true, I notice you didn't add that it is psychologically addictive to lots of people. Seeing as this person is posting that although this drug is making him feel paranoid he still wants to do it. That's a good enough sign for me that he's a candidate.

"gambling is not chemically addictive"

Also OP, smoking hash is a gateway drug to nicotine addiction.

dav nagle · 23-11-2008 11:50PM

Sophia Full AcrossL wrote: »

Oh? It is???

I see a lot of ignorant missguided and uneducated responses on this thread... Pfft...!

Mary Jane can make you paranoid, it's not good for you to smoke it if you are naturally paranoid. Do stop it...

Smoking mary jane can have some very good effects for people. In some countries it is used for medicimal purposes. It can relax some people who suffer from anxiety.

Alcohol and nicotene are more dangerous drugs. Only differance is that the government can make a pretty penny off these two drugs without causing much arousal within the media and public eye.

Mary jane is not chemicaly addictive. Contrary to an uneducated posters statement. Alcohol has more of a negative effect on people than mary jane does. I could go on and on and on, but some of you people are just too ignorant to accept anything else.

I had GAD and smoking heightened my feelings of tension/lack of control/paranoia.

Kold · 23-11-2008 11:53PM

Unregistered wrote: »

if i am drinking i often smoke hash however i never smoke it otherwise. I have never noticed any ill effects. Recently i did smoke it on its own. However i got very paranoid and thought everyone was looking at me. I am a very paranoid person anyway but was wondering could the hash be effecting me without me noticing? or in the long term?

This in no way suggests any form of dependency to me. I think we'd need a little more to affirm any kind of addiction.

Let me just say this, if all weed was gone in the country, you wouldn't find any less apathy.

unhappycamper · 23-11-2008 11:54PM

People who think that there is little wrong with smoking believe that mental issues only happen to some people and that they are somehow invincible to negative symptoms. I used to think like that anyway.

af_thefragile · 23-11-2008 11:55PM

Sophia Full AcrossL wrote: »

Mary jane is not chemicaly addictive. Contrary to an uneducated posters statement. Alcohol has more of a negative effect on people than mary jane does. I could go on and on and on, but some of you people are just too ignorant to accept anything else.

Check out this wiki link (as i don't know how to insert pics in my posts).
It shows how Cannabis, not as much as alcohol and nicotine, is addictive and harmful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rational_scale_to_assess_the_harm_of_drugs_(mean_physical_harm_and_mean_dependence).svg

Bottle_of_Smoke · 24-11-2008 12:01AM

af_thefragile wrote: »

Check out this wiki link (as i don't know how to insert pics in my posts).
It shows how Cannabis, not as much as alcohol and nicotine, is addictive and harmful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rational_scale_to_assess_the_harm_of_drugs_(mean_physical_harm_and_mean_dependence).svg

and remember the op more than likely smokes with tobacco and that scale refer's to weed and not hash.

LegacyUser · 24-11-2008 12:03AM

Kold wrote: »

This in no way suggests any form of dependency to me. I think we'd need a little more to affirm any kind of addiction.

Let me just say this, if all weed was gone in the country, you wouldn't find any less apathy.

i didnt say i was addicted and ididnt say it was defintely making me paranoid(someone else posted unregistered). i think i might have mental health issues just wondered if it was making me more paranoid than i already am

miss no stars · 24-11-2008 12:07AM

Everyone here should get a grip on themselves.

Hash is ILLEGAL. Simple as. The OP has already experienced some of its negative effects. Paranoia from hash is not uncommon, which can in turn lead to paranoid schizophrenia.

People should stop arguing the detail.

Bottom line is: OP, get off the drugs. They're illegal and you could mess your life up irreversibly.

Mods? Thread lock?

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